Dr. Drew's New Sex Show: Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew

Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew — Will You Tune In?

VH1 has ordered eight episodes of a Celebrity Rehab spinoff that will attempt to clarify sex addiction, an oft-misunderstood illness. Much like the original, Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew will follow a group of people in Los Angeles who struggle with the very real addiction and its destructive side effects. VH1 really sells it with this seductive promo:

For addicts, sex isn’t even pleasurable, but rather a way to escape the pain of past loss, childhood trauma, abuse, and abandonment. Like many other addictions, their habits can cost them their jobs, their marriages, even their lives.

Just in reference to the "why are people listening to Dr. Drew" option- sure he wants attention, he's on reality shows, but what he is pushing for people to try is quite in line with what most rehab facilities and substance- abuse programs promote. Just for everyone's awareness, he isn't giving these people bad advice at ALL.

Nope. For one thing, I'm sure it's real for many people, but recently the whole "I'm a sex addict" thing has struck me as something that high profile people say when they get caught cheating on their spouses. For another, I don't watch Intervention or Celebrity Rehab anyway.